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chaptersofamylea's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
“I will stay by your side until the fire in the sun grows cold and the light in the moon is no more. Until time blots out the stars."
3 ⭐️
Elizabeth Lim’s storytelling will never not have me in awe. Beautiful settings, the magic and romance are all just gorgeous. While I enjoyed the high stakes of this book a lot, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as Spin the Dawn or Six Crimson Cranes (which I LOVED the references to in this one).
There was a scene towards the end that had me crying in the bath so theres that.
TWs: War themes, detailed depiction of violence and gore, death of family members
3 ⭐️
Elizabeth Lim’s storytelling will never not have me in awe. Beautiful settings, the magic and romance are all just gorgeous. While I enjoyed the high stakes of this book a lot, I just didn’t enjoy it as much as Spin the Dawn or Six Crimson Cranes (which I LOVED the references to in this one).
There was a scene towards the end that had me crying in the bath so theres that.
TWs: War themes, detailed depiction of violence and gore, death of family members
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
Moderate: Gore and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
beyondapage's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Slavery and Death of parent
matheo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism
hazychapters's review
adventurous
challenging
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I liked this sequel, it was an enjoyable read. I'm sure I would have read it in just a few days if I had more time for me these last few days 😅
Still, I found this book to go both too fast and too slow. The important events were flown over, so it lacked a little depth. I also had a harder time feeling connected to Maia, the main character, despite everything she has to go through.
Still, I found this book to go both too fast and too slow. The important events were flown over, so it lacked a little depth. I also had a harder time feeling connected to Maia, the main character, despite everything she has to go through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and War
frenchtoast_n_books's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Overall, a great sequel and end to a duology series.
I didn't connect with this book as much as I did it's predecessor. The writing wasn't has up to par with the first book in my opinion, and the overuse of the word "melted" in romatic contexts irked me, but I really enjoyed the journey Maia made.
I loved that characters weren't automatically forgiven for things that happened from the first book and this one. The romantic relationship was serious goals. The familial and friendship relationships were very well rounded and thought out in how they shape Maia's arc. The world, magic, and mythology were so fascinating. The duology conclusion felt complete and not too fast or "perfect".
I can't wait to read Elizabeth Lim's next story.
I didn't connect with this book as much as I did it's predecessor. The writing wasn't has up to par with the first book in my opinion, and the overuse of the word "melted" in romatic contexts irked me, but I really enjoyed the journey Maia made.
I loved that characters weren't automatically forgiven for things that happened from the first book and this one. The romantic relationship was serious goals. The familial and friendship relationships were very well rounded and thought out in how they shape Maia's arc. The world, magic, and mythology were so fascinating. The duology conclusion felt complete and not too fast or "perfect".
I can't wait to read Elizabeth Lim's next story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood